20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

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Abstracts are closed! The deadline was 31 August 2023 at 11:59 PM EDT.

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The 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and  organized by the AMS Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology, will be part of the 104th AMS Annual Meeting to be held 28 January – 1 February 2024 in Baltimore, MD.

Call for Papers

Papers for the 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems are solicited on the following

  • Advances in Satellite Instrument Technology
  • DoD Weather Satellite Systems
  • Enabling Mission Through Enterprise Common Services
  • Evaluation and Use of Commercial Data for Terrestrial and Space Weather Applications 
  • Exploiting Operational Satellites for Climate Data Record Generation and Analysis
  • Informing Next Generation Space Architectures through Innovation and Partnerships
  • Leveraging International Collaboration to Advance the Environmental Satellite Missions
  • New Concepts in Advanced Modeling of Earth System and Digital Twin Technology
  • Next-Generation Environmental Satellite Architecture: The New Frontiers
  • Next Generation Satellite Ground Architecture and Technological Advances
  • Overview and Applications of the Next Generation GEO Satellite Series
  • Overview and Applications of the Next Generation LEO Satellite Series
  • Panel Discussion: Societal and Economical Benefits of GEO and LEO Satellites (Invited)
  • Preparation, Training and Readiness for Use of Satellite Data and Products
  • Rapid Response Use of Satellite Observations of Extreme Weather, Water, and Climate Events to Support Societal Needs
  • Satellite Algorithm Development, Verification, Calibration, and Validation
  • Status of Satellite Products and Data Access
  • Note: Additional sessions will be joint with the 26th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology. 

Joint Sessions

  • Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats for Observations and Measurements of Earth Atmosphere Thermodynamic Structure and Processes, Winds, and Water Cycle Processes, and to Improve Climate Monitoring, Weather Forecasting, or Space Weather Prediction (Joint between the 14th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations and the 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, and the  26th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology)
  • Applications of Radio Frequencies and Consequences of Interference for Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise (Joint between 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and the Ninth Symposium on US-International Partnerships)
  • In memoriam:  Vernon Dvorak (invited) Posters welcomed (Joint between the Sixth Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones, the 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, and the 26th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology)
  • National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited) (Joint between the 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, the 14th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, the 12th AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA), and the Ninth Symposium on US-International Partnerships)
  • New Satellite Data Products and Evaluation of Those Products for Usage (Operational and Research) (Joint between the Second Symposium for Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice, the 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, and the 26th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology) 
  • Using Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Satellite Earth Observations (Joint between the 23rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science and the 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems)

Student Award Opportunities

The 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, the 26th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology and the 14th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations are pleased to co-host Student Presentation Awards at the 104th Annual Meeting. Award certificates and cash prizes will be given for the best Student oral and poster presentations. Students who wish to be considered for these awards should indicate so when submitting their abstract. In order to be considered for an award, the Student must be the lead and presenting author.
The basis for an award will be:
          a.) Originality of the work,
          b.) Quality of the presentation (oral and poster/slides) and the Student’s delivery.
 

Student and Early Career Professionals Event

The 20th Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellites will be co-hosting with other Conferences and Symposia the 10th Annual Speed Networking Event [10SPNE]. The Event allows students and early career professionals to network with mentors via “speed networking” where the mentors (meteorology and allied discipline professionals) roam between tables at set intervals introducing the students and early professionals to a wide array of professions in the field of meteorology. The Speed Networking will include a social with heavy hors d'oeuvres, providing a great time for open networking. This allows the students, the early career professionals, and the mentors of their selected discipline to have extended conversations after their speed-mentoring. 

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Conference Contacts

For additional information, please contact the program chairs: Gary McWilliams ([email protected]) and Satya Kalluri ([email protected]).